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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1973-12-19, Page 3Santa's knee is a welcome place for kids this time of year and Saturday, following the Santa Claus Parade in Brussels Curtis (left) and Atlyson Bernard each sat on a knee of the jolly old fellow. If Curtis was a bit hesitant, Allyspn was nonchalant about the whole business. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bernard Brussels. • Area trustee is named Phone 8814339 We Dellim • CHRISTMAS.' SPECIALS Weston's WHITE BREAD. 3/1.00 Californitt..RED. GRAPES ,16,39t 'kiwi. basket Ontatio: Delicious APPLES 1.49 LISTOWEL FLORIST PHONE 291-2040 AS CLOSE AS YOUR TELEPHONE -- Prompt attention to your. Flower Orders — Regular deliveries to the Load Funeral' Home ALSO REPRESENTED BY WATISt FUNERAL HOME. BRUSSELS. We also have deliveries ahrtost daily to Harriston, Palmerston, Milverton, Atwood, Gorrie. (Continued from Page 1) to a Striking Committee to divide the remaining 14 trustees (the chairman and the vice-chairman are ex officio members) between the two committees, Education and Management. The slate for these committees will be presented at the inaugural meeting 'which is set for January 14 at 7:J0 p.m. Following the adjournment of HILTS FOOD MARKET ' 0•••••••414y A tor .5A1EQ aolr A1Q- .16 ,05: • 04, Let us help you to help yourself! Enrolling in one or more of these ,courses could mean a turning point in your carter! Academic Upgrading to college entrance stan- ding: Meth Levels I, II, III Engliith Levels I II, Ill SCience Levels I, II, lU Commercial Training:. Typing . Bhortlyind Bookkeeping Business Arithmetic Business CommunleatiOns Teller This twelve-week COOts0 will run frOM ',Mikity 1, 1974 until March 31.:A0plidanto slieuld MVO deeds 12 Standing and IWO a proficiency In niotheinatitt, You may qualify for triSittitigallowances tirkieti tha Cattatio-MatiptiVirer - training Program! FOR. Nitta INFORNIAtiON tOtitAtt .CLINTON 4814418 toiesjogra. College Centre Provincial association is acting for teachers Whilethey were in unanimous agreetnent that as teachers. they Were concerned and interested in ' the education of the children they taught and did not wish to see the schools closed , more than a hundred Separate School teachers of the Huron Perth Unit attending a meeting in the St. Columban Roman Catholic Church Tuesday evening reiterated their stand that salary negotiations on their behalf with the Huron Perth Board could 'only be carried on through their provincial association. The teachers sent a telegram to the Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board advising it that the provincial association of the teachers through Peter Murphy was handling the salary negotiations for them. The, Board was asked also to advise Sister Audrey Dumouchelle, Stratford, president of the Huron-Perth Unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, who sent fhe telegram, whether the. board would meet to negotiate with the provincial team. This telegram from the teachers was sent in answer to one from the Board which Sist er Audrey had received that morning. It 'said "the hoard's negotiating committee • is Available to meet with the local negotiating committee of the teachers to continue negotiations so that a mutually acceptable agreement can be reached". The board said the committee was Wins $50 in fire draw Harold Steffier of Brussels was the winner of the Firemen's $50 cash draw on Saturday. available to meet On the evenings. of. December 12, 13, 18 and 19 if necessary, at the Huron-Perth Board office in .Seaforth. Concerned , that the Board might refuse to meet with Peter Murphy of the provincial association the teacher* agreed, in that event, to send a telegram to Hon. Thomas Wells of the. Ministry of 'Education requesting a mediator to settle the salary dispute. They will them send as well a telegram to the board chairman requesting the board to also ask for a mediator to settle the salary dispute. Prior to the start of the meeting two retiresentatives ,of the Ministry of Education met with .the teachers' salary negotiating team, Lorne. R. Smith, Educational Officer, Supervisory Services Branch of the Ministry of Education, 'was -spokesman and.' explained the legislation (Bill 274) which Mr. Wells is proposing, regarding the teachers' bargain- ing rights. They answered questions. 'The local negotiators expressed their displeasure with Bill 274, especially the sections that ruled that resignations are void, and secondly the compulsory arbitration. Following this the teachers held their meeting to discuss the legislation and the current salary impasse. The teachers elected Gary Birmingham of Stratford, Communications Officer for the' Huron-Perth Unit, to attend an emergency meeting being held in the Westbury Hotel in Toronto. He will express the displeasure of the teachers with Mr. Wells' emergency legislation and discuss a possible one-day walk- out. The teachers questioned ,‘ .whether the legislation .making resignations void as Mr. Wells proposed was legal. the organizational meeting of the board, there was a special meeting of the board at 6 p.m. when there was a presentation by Warren Robinson of Goderich on Dramatic Arts. Mr. Robinson, assistant head', of the English Department at. the, Goderich District Collegiate, and head of the dramatic arts program, gave his Views of the Dramatic Arts and portrayed the course in an interesting way. Speaking of drama in conjunction with teaching methods he said, "It is a. hand-in-glove affair". He said drama hi education is a tool to promote interest and can be used to teach every subject from . English, Science to ' Mathematics, Participation in draina to a student not achieving .his full potential or to a slow learner tan be like "Dealing the kids a winning hand, it giveS them a feeling of confidence", he said. e a e at lilt MUSSELS- bEttliMitet19, 1415,41 1'